The Riverdale Branch of the Clayton County Library System will hold a "Fire Safety Story Time," on Thursday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m., to 11 a.m. The library branch is at 420 Valley Hill Road, in Riverdale. Call (770) 472-8100.

Clayton County Public Schools will offer a free class for the community, entitled "Working with Students with Disabilities," on Thursday, Oct. 7, from 6 p.m., to 8 p.m., at the S. Truett Cathy Professional Learning Center, at 1087 Battle Creek Road, in Jonesboro. Call (770) 473-2795.

West Clayton Elementary School will hold its first Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting of the school year on Thursday, Oct. 7, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the school, which is located at 5580 Riverdale Road, in College Park. The meeting agenda is expected to include adoption of the group's budget, selection of committees, and presentations from the school's business partners. Light refreshments are expected to be served. Call (770) 994-4005.

Mt. Zion Elementary School will hold a Curriculum Night event on Thursday, Oct. 7, from 6:30 p.m., to 7:30 p.m., at the school, located at 2984 Mt. Zion Road, in Jonesboro. Call (770) 968-2935.

Saturday

The Lovejoy Branch of the Clayton County Library System will hold "The Art of Storytelling," a special class on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m., to noon, at the library, which is located at 1721 McDonough Road, in Hampton. Professional storyteller, Verna Muthoni, will teach youths, who are in grades 4 and up, how to tell stories. The class meets on the second Saturday of every month. Call (770) 472-8129.

The Lovejoy Branch of the Clayton County Library System will hold "Mobile Arts & Crafts, with Arlene Bellemy," on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 2 p.m., to 3:30 p.m., at the library, at 1721 McDonough Road, in Hampton. Arlene Bellamy, of Arts Clayton, will read stories to attending children, and then make arts and crafts, for special occasions and holidays. The session is for children, ages 4, and up. Call (770) 472-8129.

Monday- Tuesday

The Morrow branch of the Clayton County Library System will hold a "Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month" event for children, on Monday, Oct. 11, from 6:30 p.m., to 7:30 p.m., at the library, at 6225 Maddox Road, in Morrow. Participating children will play games, and make a craft that is related to Hispanic heritage. Call (404) 366-7749.

Clayton County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11, and Tuesday, Oct. 12, in observance of the district's annual Fall Break.

The headquarters branch of the Clayton County Library System will hold "Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with 'Lingual Kids,'" for area children, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m., to 11:45 a.m., at the branch, which is located at 865 Battle Creek Road, in Jonesboro. Participating youths will sing Spanish songs, hear a bilingual story, and engage in interactive activities, or make a craft. Call (770) 473-3850.

Wednesday

The headquarters branch of the Clayton County Library System will hold "Blinks Breastfeeding at the Library," on Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m., to 1 p.m., at 865 Battle Creek Road, in Jonesboro. Mothers in various stages of pregnancy, and breast-feeding, are invited to share their stories, in a session led by officials from the "Blinks" Breastfeeding League. Mothers are encouraged to bring their babies, and a bagged lunch. For more information, call (770) 473-3850.

Oct. 14

The headquarters branch of the Clayton County Library System will hold a free "Women Empowerment Workshop," on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 7 p.m., to 8:45 p.m., at the branch, at 865 Battle Creek Road, in Jonesboro. Motivational speaker, Renita Gibbs, is scheduled to lead the workshop, which is expected to focus on beliefs and attitudes, for women, which lead to positive self-esteem, and professionalism. People interested in attending are asked to call in advance, to reserve a spot. Call (770) 473-3850.

Oct. 18

Clayton County Public Schools will offer a free class for the community, entitled "Career Cruising," on Monday, Oct. 18, from 6 p.m., to 8 p.m., at the S. Truett Cathy Professional Learning Center, at 1087 Battle Creek Road, in Jonesboro. Call (770) 473-2795.

Oct. 25

The Clayton County Board of Education will hold its October work session on Monday, Oct. 25, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Clayton County Public Schools Central Administration Complex, at 1058 Fifth Ave., in Jonesboro.

Oct. 30

Church Street Elementary School will hold a Community Festival on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 11 a.m., to 3 p.m., at the school, located at 7013 Church St., in Riverdale. The event is being held to celebrate the school making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for a 10th year. Call (770) 994-4000.

Ongoing

The Clayton County Public Library System offers many services to students, including tutoring programs for those who speak either English or Spanish, and online practice tests and electronic test-preparation books for the SAT, GED, ASVAB, and TOEFFL exams. Visit the Clayton County Library web site, at www.claytonpl.org.

The Everett Music School is offering a Music After School Program for local children, at the school's new location at the Emmanuel Baptist Church Campus, at 230 Ga. Hwy. 138, Bldg. B, in Riverdale. Through the program, youths receive homework assistance, Criterion-Reference Competency Test (CRCT) preparation, math and reading enrichment, and music lessons for piano, drums, singing and music theory. Transportation is also available. The cost of the camp is $65 per week. For more information, go online to www.eMusicSchool.org, or call (404) 969-KEYZ.

School Notebook is a regular feature of the Clayton News Daily compiled by staff writer Curt Yeomans. He can be reached via e-mail at cyeomans@news-daily.com.